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Burundi 1993–2023: Decades of Missed Opportunities

By: Joanna Bar  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 183 - 202
Submitted on: Jan 17, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 6, 2024
Published on: Jan 9, 2025
Published by: University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics
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